Toy television telephone



March 8, 1938. R LOHR 2,110,380

TOY TELEVISION TELEPHONE Tll /ez Filed Feb. 5, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR P4 nwo/v0 ome BY L9, n MMM* ATTORNEY v March s, 1938. R, LOHR 2,110,380

TOY TELEVIS ION TELEPHONE Filed Feb. 3, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 BY v ATTO R N EY Patented Mar. 8, 1938 PATENT OFFICE TOY TELEVISION TELEPHONE Raymond Lohr, Erie, Pa., assignor to Louis Marx & Company, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York 46 claims.

picture carrier, thus making the individual pictures selectively available, and the selected picture is directly illuminated by a lamp preferably disposed therebeneath.

The picture is observed through a suitable sight Window. The television illusion is spoiled if the movement of the successive pictures is observed through the sight Window. In accordance with a further feature and object'of my invention, this outcome is prevented by the provision of a closure for the sight window, said closure being so related to the picture holder or the control means therefor, preferably a simulated calling dial, as to lock the same in position when the closure is open. The parts are unlocked when the closure is closed, but any movement-of the picture holder at this time cannot be observed by the child using the device. c

In accordance with further features and objects of my invention, the picture holder is moved or controlled by a simulated calling dial; the

35 calling dial is restored toinitial position by suitl able resilient means, but the picture holder is held in dialed position by appropriate detent mechanism; the connection between the dial and the picture holder is uni-directional in order to permit free return of the dial; and the picture holder is restored to initial position when the telephone is hung up. y

In order to position the vsight window in most advantageous location, the dial and picture holder may be mounted on displaced centers and geared together for operative connection. Speciflcally, I prefer to locate the sight window at.

Application February 3, 1936, Serial No.v62,146

the telephone is hung up by placing the hand-set on its supporting yoke. Still another object is to improve the realism of the toy by providing a suitable bell to simulate an incoming call, and this bell is preferably energized from the same battery cell that is used for the picture lamp. In accordance with a further object of the invention, the gong of the bell may be dampened in order to change from a clear bell sound to a dull buzzer sound. This modied signal may be used as a calling signal preparatory to television operation. The'battery circuit is preferably controlled by a multiple-position switch arranged to ring the bell in one position, to light the lamp in another position, and to ring but at the same time dampen the bell in a third position.

The picture holder carries a series of pictures at its periphery. In many cases the pictures may be of a character suitable for use by nearly all children, such as popular figures from newspaper comic strips and the like, and suclr pictures may, of course, be provided by the manufacturer of the toy. However, it is also desirable to make possible the addition of personal pictures, such as those of the immediate members of the childs family; and it is accordingly a desideratum of my invention to mount the pictures in a temporary or detachable manner on the picture holder. The toy is so constructed as to provide access to the picture holder, and the pictures maybe changed at will, thus widening the range and play value of the toy.

. To the accomplishment of the foregoing and other objects which will hereinafter appear, my

invention consists intheA toy telephone and toy televisionelements, and their relation one to the other, as hereinafter are more particularly described in the specification and sought to be deiined in the claims. The specification is accompanied by drawings im which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a toy television telephone embodying features of my invention;

Fig. 2 is an elevation taken in section, in the plane of the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section taken in plan in the plane of the line 3--3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a section taken in the plane of kthe line 4--4 of Fig. 1, and shows the manner in which the closure locks the dial;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the picture holder mechanism, and is taken in the plane of the line 5--5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the switch dampening mechanism;

Fig. 7- is an inverted plan view of the picture holder, looking in the plane of the line 'l-l of Fig. 2;

Fig. 8 is a section through the periphery oi the picture holder, and illustrates the manner in which the pictures are detachably applied; and

Fig. 9 is a schematic wiring diagram showing the electrical circuit employed in the toy.

Referring to the drawings, particularly Fig. l, the toy comprises a simulated telephone structure including a base B, a supporting yoke `Z mounted thereon. and a removable hand-set 'l-i resting on said yoke and connected to the base through a iexible cord F, The hand-set comprises a simulated ear phone P and mouth piece or microphone M. It will be understood, however,

that while the toy in the present example simulates a telephone of the French type, it is also possible vto make the telephone of the desk or upright type, the mouth piece then being mounted at the top of a pedestal projecting from the base, and the removable part including only an ear phone, rather than a complete hand-set,.the ear phone being connected to the base by the flexible cord F. A simulated calling dial D is rotatably mounted on the sloping top surface of the base B.

As thus far described, the toy simulates an ordinary telephone. However, the center portion of dial D is cut away to form a sight window at W normally closed by a suitable closure disc C. A manually operable multiple-position switch control lever S projects from base B and may be used for a number of purposes subsequently described.

Considering the arrangement in greater detail and referring more particularly to Figs. 2 and 4, the dial D comprises a sheet metal disc I2 having a anged outer edge I4. A plurality of guide and connecting fingers I6 are struck inwardly from the center of the disc and pass through a mating opening formed on the top wall i8 of the telephone base B. This opening is dened by an outwardly bent iiange 20. The inner ends of fingers I6 are received by and secured to a gear 22 the teeth 24 of which are preferably bent downwardly, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. Gear 22 meshes with a gear 26 rotatable on an upright spindle 28 displaced rearwardly a substantial distance from the center of the dial. The angularity between the axes of the dial and spindle 28 is taken care of by the bending of teeth 24 previously referred to. Constant meshing of gears 22 and 26 is preferably made certain by the provision of flange plates 30 on opposite sides of gear 26, the resulting laminated parts being held together by suitable eyelets 32 (Figs. 2 and 5).

Spindle 26 also carries a picture holder or disc 34. The peripheral or picture-holding portion of disc 34' is bent downwardly to a position substantially parallel to dial D and directly underlying the sight window W at the center of the dial, as will be evident from examination of Fig. 2. Picture holder 34 is moved or controlled by dial D through a uni-directional connection comprising simply a driving lug 36 (Fig. 2) depending fromgear 26, and a driven lug or stop 38 projecting upwardly from disc 34. Gear 26 is normally urged to initial position by a spring 40 coiled about spindle 28 and having one end secured to the base at 42, while the other end is secured to the gear at 44. Because gear 26 is in mesh with gear 22, the calling dial is likewise restored to initial posltion. This position is determined by means of a suitable stop 46 (Fig. 1) projecting downwardiy inside dial D and abutting aliased a stationary stop (i8 projecting upwardly from the base. I.

Reverting to Fig. 2, the picture disc 34 is itself normally urged to initial position by a separate restoring spring 56 coiled about spindle 26 and having one end connected to a channel-shaped bar 52 extending transversely of the base, said bar being best shown in Figs. 3 and 6. The other end of spring 56 isconnected to the hub of the picture holder, as is indicated at The picti holder 36, unlike the dial, is locked against resto,.- ing movement by appropriate pawl and detent mechanism. Referring to Figs. 2 and 5, it will he seen that a series of detent teeth are strucl upwardly at the periphery of picture holder A holding pawl 58 is pivotally mounted on i' e base by means of bearings dil. The pawl 5i normally moved downwardly to locking posit by means of a light leaf spring 62 bearing wardly on the opposite end or extension Girl from pawl 56. The extension 'underlies a vertice" y movable trip rod 66 which extends upwf through a hollow pedestal or support 66 of yoke Y. The upper end of trip rod 66 rises to a position somewhat higher than that shown in Figs. l and 2 when the hand-set is removed from the yoke, and at the same time the pawl moves downwardly to locking position. it will be seen that by removing the hand-set and dialing the dial D to any one of the appropriately numbered finger holes therein, the picture disc 34 is turned to bring a corresponding picture beneath the sight window W. The dial is thereupon released and is immediately restored to initial position under the iniiuence of spring 46. The picture disc is held in the dialed position. When the telephone is hung up by replacing the hand-set on the supporting yoke, the trip rod 66 is depressed, thereupon elevating pawl 58 and permitting the picture disc to move back to initial position under the influence of spring 66.

The sight window W is provided with a closure C, best shown in Figs. i, 2, and 4. This closure is pivotally mounted at Nl on the inner end of a support arm 'i2 the outer end of which is secured to the base at i4. It will be understood that the arm 12 overlies the dial and does not interfere with rotation thereof, although it also conveniently acts as a nger stop in order to limit the forward or clockwise rotation of the dial. The closure is provided with a locking lug 16 (Fig. 4) dimensioned to fit into a mating slot 18 on the upper surface of the dial. Slot "I8 comes into registry with locking lug 16 when the dial is in its position of rest, that is, when stops 46 and 48 (Fig. 1) are in abutment. At this time the closure is readily moved to open position, that is, from the solid line to the broken line position shown in Fig. 4. The closure when in open position locks the dial against movement, and it is therefore impossible to advance the picture holder to another picture while looking through the sight window. This is of advantage in order not to expose too readily the mode of operation of the toy. On the other hand, when the closure is moved to closed position, the dial is freely movable. The moment the dial is displacedirom initial position, however, it becomes ir'ripnssible to open the closure because the lug 16 bears against the upper surface of the dial instead of passing through a slot such as slot 18. Slot 18 is nearer the inner edge of the dial than are the finger holes of the dial.

The picture holder is preferably arranged to facilitate replacement of the l pictures carried thereby. Referring to Figs. 5, 7, and 8, it will be seen that the picture disc 34 is reversely bent at its edge 80 to form a peripheral channel. A :dat

ieee of spring metal 82 is secured to picture disc 34, the parts being mounted on a common collar or hub 84. of outwardly projecting or radial lobes or fingers 86, there being one finger for each of the picture windows 88. The picture windows preferably exceed by one the number of dial or finger openings,

thus providing a window corresponding to the rest or zero position of the dial. 'I'his window is, of

course, not provided with a picture but may instead carry a suitable legend, or be left blank.l The pictures are indicated at 90 and are held in. place by inserting one end between the bottom side of disc 34 and the spring nger 86, while inserting the opposite end of the picture in the peripheral channel 80. The picture may be flexed downwardly, as is indicated in broken lines in Fig. 8 in order to facilitate its insertion on the picture holder. The picture is, of course, so cut out as to place the head or useful part of the picture directly over the picture opening '88. The tips of fingers 86 are bent downwardly, as shown in Fig. 8, to facilitate insertion of the pictures. In Fig. 2 the pictures have been omitted, except v in section.

Access to the picture holder may be obtained in any desired manner. In the specific case here shown, the entire bottom 82 oi' the bas (Figs. 1 and 2) is removable, the base being held in place by nuts 94, (Figs. 2 and 3), said nuts being threaded on studs depending from the transverse channel member 52 previously referred to. The channel member is secured to the side or peripheral wall of the base, as by the use of tongue and slot connections 96. When the base is removed, the battery cell, bell, lamp, and switch mechanism are removed therewith, andthe picture holder is thus fully exposed and readily accessible for making any desired changes in the pictures carried thereby.

The picture is preferably disposed a substantial distance below the top or outer edge of the sight window W. This tends to darken the picture, which I consider desirable in order that .the picture may not be seen except when intentionally illuminated. 'Iol illuminate the picture, I provide a lamp of flashlight battery type, said lamp being screwed into a socket |02 mounted on the bottom 92. As will be seen in Fig. 2, the lamp is so positioned as to throw its illumination directlythrough the picture toward the sight window. The lamp is energized. from a battery cell |04 of flashlight type (Fig. 3), this battery cell being held in place by spring ngers |06 riveted at |08 to the bottom 92. 'Ihe holder |06 includes an end contact 0 which bears against one pole or terminal H2 of the cell |04, thus grounding the same. A support ||4 is secured at the opposite end of the cell to bottom 92 by appropriate tongue and slot connections ||6, said support ||4 insulatedly carrying the endI||8 of a wire |20 and holding ,the same in contact with the opposite end or pole of the cell.

Referring now to Fig. 9, it will be seen that the conductor |20 leads to a multiple-tongued switch plate |22 the tongues |24, |26, and |28 of which,

respectively, overlie fixed contacts |30,'v |32, and |34. Contact |34 is connected by means of a conductor |36 to one terminal of the socket of lamp |00, the other terminal being grounded. It will be evident that by depressing switch tongue |26, a circuit is closed from cell |04 through lamp |00.

Plate 82 is shaped to provide a series Reverting now to Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 6, it will be seen that I provide a switch ontrol lever S which is movable both sidewar y and downwardly. The inner end of lever S is freely movable in a support plate |38, while the outer end cooperates with a forward notched plate |40, plates |38 and |40 preferably being formed from a single piece of sheet metal bent to U shape and secured to bottom 92, as is indicated at |42 'in Fig. 2. The shape of forward plate |40 is indicated in Fig. 1, and it will be noted that this plate is provided with a horizontal slot |44 communicating with three depending slots |46, |48', and |50, so that the switch lever S may be moved to a position overlying any one of the depending slots and then depressed. It will be appreciated that the slots |46, |48, and |50 directly overlie the contact fingers |24, |26, and |28, thus making it possible to selectively close any of the three switches.

The switch ,plate |22 and the contacts |30, |32 and |34, are insulated from the metallic structure of the toy. Referring to Figs. 2 and 3, it will be seen that the plate |22 is` secured to an insulation slab |52 by means of a rivet |54 and downwardly and reversely bent ears |56. The contacts 30, |32, and |34 are also mounted on insulation slab |52 which is itself supported between walls |38 and |40 at a point elevated above the bottom 92. The switch arm carries an insulation washer |58 which comes into contact with and depresses any one of the switch fingers when the switch arm is depressed. This insulation, of course, prevents undesired grounding of the circuit.

In order to enhance the realism of the toy, I provide an electricl bell in the base. This bell may be of conventional type and is clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The bell comprises a gong |60 and a clapper |62 mounted on the outer end of an armature |64 adapted to be vibrated by intermittent energization of a suitable magnet |66 the circuit to which is repeatedly broken by a conventional spring switch blade |68. Referring now to Fig. 9, it will be seen that contacts |30 and |34 are both connected to the bell magnet |66. The wiring diagram has been simplified by showing only the magnet of the bell, but it will be understood that the circuit really is complicated by the use of switch blade |68 mounted on the bell armature in order to make and break the magnet circuit as the armature vibrates. In the present toy the contact |30 is used for true bell ringing purposes, and when the switch lever is moved to the right (as shown in Fig. 3) and depressed, a true ringing bell sound is obtained simulating the signal for an incoming call.

When the switch lever is moved to the left (as shown in Fig. 6) and depressed, a muilled or deadened sound is produced, much liker a buzzer sound. To obtain this result, I provide a damper |10 which may be moved against the gong |60, thus muting its sound. This result is preferably obtained automatically when using the switch lever, and for simplicity the rear end of the switch lever is reversely bent, as is clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 6, and provided with a knob |10 of relatively soft material, for examp le ;ubber. 'I'he parts of the switch and bell are so dimensioned and relatively positioned that when the switch lever is moved to the left, the damper is pressed against gong |60. This special signal adds variety and may be used to particularly indicate the incoming of a television call, in contradistinction to a mere telephone call.

The telephone mechanism may be further provided with, means simulate the clicr obtained when remov. cing the receiver or nandset oi? a real t In the present case, provide a reversely bent or shallow lil-shaped leaf spring i'l, bef shown in Figs. and 2. The bottom portion orf spring llt is secured to the middle portion oi' the yoke "SZ at lllll. The outer ends otspring ilZ normally rise to a position somewhat higher than that shown in Figs. l and spring is so shaped that a clicking sound is produced when the hand-set is removed and permits the ends or the spring to move upwa -enversely, when the hand-set is replaced, its .gat depresses the Aends of spring i752, thus again producing the desired elicit. lt be understood that the resistance of spring il? must be made appreciably less than the weight of the in order not 'to interfere with the desired depression of trip rod titi by the set. it will also be understood that the cli-cls spring need not be mounted in exposed position, as here shown, but may, if desired, be mounted in the base of the toy and operated by a suitable rod such as the trip rod The details of the telephone structure are relatively unimportant, but considered briefly, the base B is made of an upwardly dished or convexed piece of sheet metal closed at the bottom by the aforesaid removable bottom plate 92. The post or support Gil is a tubular piece of sheet metal the lower end of which is secured to the top of the base by suitable tongue and slot connections, best shown in Fig. 2. The yoke Y is made of a piece of sheet metal i8@ having guide ngers H82 bent upwardly therefrom, and a front wall or apron 84 bent downwardly in front of the post 68. Apron i8@ may, if desired, have secured thereto a piece of cardboard or other sultable surface i3d on which the names of the various characters which may be called and seen through the sight window are listed. These characters are, of course, appropriately numbere-d in accordance with the numbering of the calling dial.

The hand-set is, in the present instance, made of sheet metal bent to suitable conguration, but it will be understood that other materials, particularly molded materials, may be employed, if desired.

It is believed that the mode of constructing and using, as well as the many advantages of my improved toy television telephone, will be apparent from the foregoing detailed description thereof. The structure resembles an ordinary telephone. The picture is preferably illuminated for distinctness and in order to give it a reddish glow better simulating television. The picture holder is entirely concealed within the telephone structure, and only one picture at a time may be viewed through a suitable sight window. 'I'his Window is provided with-a closure so in'terlocked with the dial that when theclosure is open, the dial cannot be moved, and, on the contrary, when the dial'is moved the closure cannot be opened. This helps minimize the opportunity for watching the movement of the pictures while turning the dial, which would, of courserob the toy of much of its mystery or illusion. The picture wheel is turned and controlled by a calling dial simulation.

Thei latter has its own restoring means and is so connected to the picture holder that the dial may immediately move back to initial position while the picture holder is locked in the position last dialed.` On hanging up the telephone, however, the picture holder is automatically restored to aliases initial position, thus bringinor the dial. and picture holder again into registry. This mode of control is obtained even though the dial picture wheel are on greatly displaced centers, the placement being selected for most advantageous location of the pictures and sight window. in the present preferred construction, the sight win dow is located at the center of the calling dial, a location which convenient; results in a neat structural. arrangement; and heighten-,s the illumy sion as to the operation of the toy,

The pictures are detachably related to the picture holder, and pictures oi personal interest may therefore be used. li/leans are provided produc ing an audible clicii; when t e hand-set is replace on its support, thus sir ng the clclf.' or" a real. telephone when hanging fin electric calling bell is included with thmeans are provided whereby a subdued or buzzer-1 like tone may be produced instead of the true bell ring, thus making available two separate audible signals in addition to the lamp control for picture illumination. |lhese various matters are preferably all controlled by a single switch lever.

Although the telephone simulation here illustrated is of the hand-set type, it will be understood that it may also be made oi the desk or upright type, in which case various functions, such as the restoration of the picture wheel to initial position, and the production of a click. when hanging up, will be obtained by placing a receiver or ear phone on a suitable support, instead of place ing a complete hand-set. The similarity is manifest because half of the hand-set is an ear phone. It will therefore be apparent that while have shown and described my invention in a preferred form, many changes and modifications may be made in the structure disclosed, without departing from the spirit of the invention, defined in the following claims.

I claim:

l. A. toy television telephone comprising a simu- "lated telephone structure having an enlarged base, a picture holder movably mounted within said base and carrying a plurality of pictures, a sight window, a simulated calling dial on top of said base, means whereby operation of the dial acts to move the picture holder to select one of the pictures thereon, a lamp, a battery cell concealed in said telephone structure, and a switch for controlling the energization of said lamp, said lamp being so disposed as to illuminate the selected picture on the picture holder and to thereby make the same clearly visible in the aforesaid sigh window. l

2. A toy television telephone comprising a simulated telephone structure, a movable picture holder associated therewith and concealed thereby, a sight window for exposing a picture, a closure for said sight window, means for moving the picture holder, and means whereby the picture holder is, locked against movement while the closure is open, but is free for movement when the closure is closed.

3. A toy television telephone comprising a simulated telephone structure, a rotatable picture disc associated therewith and concealed thereby, a sight window for exposing one of said pictures at a time, a closure for said sight window, control means for moving the picture disc in order to change the picture disposed in front of the sight window, and means whereby the control means is locked against movement while the closure is open, but is free for movement when the closure 75 is closed, thereby concealing the picture disc when the latter is being moved by the control means.

4. A toy television telephone comprising a simulated telephone structure, a movable picture holder associated therewith and concealed thereby, a sight window for exposing a picture, a closure for said sight window, a dial for moving the picture disc, means to restore the dial to initial position, and a lock associated with said closure whereby the closure. is locked against opening while the dial is away from initial position, but is free for opening when the dial is in initial position.

5. A toy television telephone comprising a simulated telephone structure, a movable picture holder associated therewith and concealed thereby, a sight window for exposing a picture, a closure for said sight Window, a dial for moving the picture holder, and means whereby the closure is locked against movement while the dial is being moved.

6. A toy telephone structure comprising a base with a support thereon, a receiver connected to said base by a flexible cord and adapted to rest on said support, a clicker spring arranged to be moved by the receiver when the telephone is hung up, saidspring being so shaped that it audibly clicks when .bent by the receiver.

7. A toy telephone structure comprising a basen" with a support yoke projecting upwardly therefrom, a hand-set connected to said base by a ilexible cord and adapted to be supported on said yoke, and a light clicker spring arranged to be moved when the hand-set is removed from or placed on the yoke, said spring being so shaped that it audibly clicks when bent by movement of the hand-set.

8. A toy telephone structure comprising a base with a support yoke projecting upwardly therefrom, a hand-set connected to said base by a ilexible cord and adapted to be supported on said yoke, a resilientv leaf Clicker spring secured to Asaid yoke and adapted to be bent by the weight of the hand-set `when the hand-set is placed on the yoke, said spring being so arranged that it audibly clicks when bent by the weight of the hand-set, thereby simulating the click attendant upon hanging up the telephone.

9. A toy television telephone comprising a telephone structure having an enlarged base, a picture wheel rotatably mounted in and concealed by the said'base, a simulated calling dial on said base for moving said picture wheel, a sight window, alamp for illuminating a picture and thereby exposing the same in the sight window, a bell, a battery cell, and a multiple-position switch for energizing either the lamp or the bell at will.

10. lIn a toy telephone, a bell including a gong and a clapper, a battery cell, a multiple-position switch forconnecting the bell and cell, and means for dampening the gong of the bell in order to produce a subdued buzzer sound, said means being automatically operative in one of the positions of the switch and inoperative in another, whereby the bell may be rung as a bell or as a buzzer. I

11. A toy television telephone comprising a telephone structure, a picture holder movably mounted on said telephone structure, a lamp for illuminating a picture, a bell including a gong and clapper, a battery cell, a multiple-position switch, and means to dampen the gong, said switch being adapted to energize the lamp in one switch position, to energize the bell in another switch position, and to dampen the gong and energize the bell in a third switch position.

' 12. Atoy television telephone comprising a telephone structure having an enlarged base, a picture wheel rotatably mounted and housed within said base, a simulated calling dial on said base for moving said picture wheel, a sight window, a lamp for illuminating one of said pictures and revealing the same in said sight window, a `bell including a gong and clapper, a battery cell, a multiple-position switch, and means to dampen the gong, said switch being arranged to energize the lamp in one switch position, to energize the bell in another switch position, and to dampen the gong and energize the bell in the third switch position.

13. A toy ,television telephone comprising a telephone structure, a simulated calling dial rotatably mounted thereon, a sight window, a picture holder movably mounted in and concealed by the telephone structure, said holder being movable about an axis so displaced .from the axis of the dial that the pictures thereon are movably disposed in desired relation to the sight window, and means so connecting the dial and picture holder that movement of the dial moves the picture holder.

14. A toy television telephone comprising a telephone structure, a simulated calling dial rotatably mounted thereon, the center of said dial being cut away to form a `sight window, a pici ture holder movably mounted in and concealed by the telephone structure, said holder being movable about an axis so displaced from .the axis of the dial that the pictures thereon are movably disposed beneath the sight window.

15. A toy. television telephone comprising a telephone structure, a simulated calling dial rotatably mounted thereon, the center of said dial being cut away to form a sight window, a picture holder movably mounted in and concealed by the telephone structure, said holder being movable about an axis so displaced from the axis of the dial that the pictures thereon are movably disposed beneath the sight window, and means so connecting the dial and picture holder that movement of the dial moves the holder.

16. A toy television telephone comprising a telephone structure, a simulated calling dial movably mounted thereon, resilient means normally tending to restore the same to initial position, the center of said dial being cut away to form a sight window, a picture wheel rotatably mounted in and concealed by the telephone structure, said wheel being movable about an axis so displaced from the axis of the dial that the pictures thereon are movably disposed beneath the sight window, and means so connecting the dial and picture wheel that movement of the dial moves the picture wheel, said connecting means between said dial and picture wheel being operable in only one direction, whereby the dial may be immediately restored to initial position by the aforesaid restoring means.

17. A toy television telephone comprising a telephone structure, a simulated calling dial movably mounted thereon, resilient means normally tending to restore the same to initial position, the center of said dial being cut away to form a sight window, a closure for said sightl window, a picture wheel rotatably mounted in and concealed by the telephone structure, said wheel being movable about an axis so displaced from the axis of the dial that the pictures thereon are movably `disposed beneath the sight window, means so connecting the dial and picturev wheel together that movement oi the dial may be used to move the picture Wheel, said connecting means between said dial and picture Wheel being operable in only one direction, whereby the dial may be immedin ateiy restored to initial position by the aforesaid resilient restoring means, and means whereby said closure can be opened only when the dial is in initial position.

ou telephone comprising a base with a slopiling dial mounted movable about an in1 7, a picture disc mov ealed within the base said picture Wheel be,

clined axis, a s abiy mounted an of said telephone struc ing movable about a i said dial and picture dial may be used to move the picture Wheel, the peripheral portieri ci picture wheel being disposed at an angle suitable for directing the picn tures in desired direction with respect to the sight Window, and pictures mounted on the peripheral portion ci said picture wheel.

i9. A toy television telephone comprising a telephone structure ing top surface, a si on said sloping surfa clined axis, a sight Wi ed calling dial mounted 'and movable about an ina picture 'wheel movably mounted on and c caled within the base of said telephone struc.-.e, said picture wheel being movable about a verticai axis, means gearing said dial and picture Wheel. together whereby the dial may be used to move the picture Wheel, the

peripheral portion of said picture wheel being disposed at an angle suitable for directing the pictures in desired direction with respect to the sight Window, pictures mounted on the peripheral portion of said picture Wheel, and a lamp for illumin nating said pictures in order to expose tiie same in the sight Window.

20. In a toy television telephone, a simulated telephone structure, a picture Wheel rotatably mounted on and concealed in said structure, the peripheral portion ci said Wheel being disposed at an angle with respect to the center portion or the Wheel, pictures mounted on. the peripheral portion oi said picture Wheel, a simulated calling dial, means whereby operation the dial acts to move the picture Wheel, and a sight window, the angularity the peripheral portion of the picture Wheel M. ng such as to most advantageously dispose the 'pictures with to the sight Window.

2i. in toy television telephone, a simulated telephone structure, a picture Wheel rotatably mounted cn and concealed in said structure, the peripheral portion of said 'Wheel being disposed at an angle with respect to the center portion o the Wheel, pictures disposed on the peripheral portion or said picture Wheel, means at the center portion ci the Wheel to detachably receive the inner ends of said pictures, a lamp for illuminating said pictures, and a sight window, the angularity of the peripheral portion of the picture Wheel being such as to most advantageously dispose the pictures with respect tothe sight Window.

22. A toy television telephone comprising a simulated telephone structure having an enlarged base, a picture holder movably mounted within and concealed by said base and carrying a plurality of pictures, a sight window in said base over the path of movement of said pictures, a simulated calling dial on top of said base, and means whereby operation of the dial acts to move the arrasar picture holder to expose one of the pictures thereon directly in the sight Window.

23. A toy television telephone comprising a telephone structure having an enlarged base With a removable bottom, a picture wheel rotatably mounted in and concealed by said base near the upper part thereof, a dial on top of said base for moving said picture Wheel, a sight window, a lamp for illuminating a picture and thereby exposing the same in the sight Window, a bell, a battery cell, and a control switch therefor, said lamp, bell, cell and switch being mounted on and carried by removable bottom of the base.

A toy television telephone comprising a telephone structure, a picture holder movably mounted in and concealed by said telephone structure, a sight Window for exposing one of said pictuTvlcl to view, a bell, means to dampen the the bell, a battery cell, and a multipleion switch mechanism arranged to operate e bell in one position, and to energize the bell and at the same time to automatically dampen the bell when moved to another position.

A toy television telephone comprising a telep one structure, a picture wheel rotatably mounted in and concealed by said telephone structure, a sight window, a plurality of picture openings distributed about the periphery of the picture wheel, a disc made of resilient metal se cured to the'wheel at the center thereof, the periphery of said disc being shaped to form a plurality off independently movable spring fingers, and a plurality of separate independent pictures supported on said wheel at saidl picture openings with the inner ends of the pictures detachably gripped by said spring fingers.

26. A toy television telephone comprising a simulated telephone structure having an enlarged base, a sight window, a picture holder movably mounted Within said base and carrying a plurality of pictures, said pictures being printed on paper or other inexpensive material, and representlng per-sons whom a child might Wish to telephone, and a lamp, said lamp being so disposed as to illuminate one of the pictures on the picture holder and to make the same clearlyY visible in the sight Window.

27. A toy television telephone comprising a simulated telephone structure having an enlarged openable base, a picture holder rotatably mounted Within said base and detachably carrying a plurality of separate independently removable pictures representing persons whom a child might Wish to telephone, a sight window, and a lamp, said lamp being so disposed as to illuminate one of the pictures on the picture holder and to thereby make the same visible through the aforesaid sight window.

28. A toy television telephone comprising a simulated telephone structure, a picture holder movably mounted in and concealed by said tele phone structure, a plurality of pictures, said pictures being printed on paper or other inexpensive material, and representing persons Whom a child might Wish to telephone, means on said picture holder' for detachably receiving the individual pictures, whereby one or more of the pictures may be removed and replaced by others, and a sight Window for exposing a picture on the picture holder, said telephone structure being openable for access to the picture holder.

29. A toy television telephone comprising a. simulated telephone structure, a picture wheel rotatably mounted in and concealed by said telephone structure, a plurality of pictures printed on thin ilexible translucent material and representing persons whom a child might wish to telephone, means on said picture wheel for detachably holding the pictures so that they may be removed and. replaced by others, and a sight window for exposing one of the pictures, the picture wheel serving to frame and support the flexible material on which the pictures are printed, but being cut away at each picture to expose both sides thereof, and means for directing light against the back of the exposed picture.

30. A toy television telephone comprising a telephone structure, a plurality of pictures concealed within said structure, .means to expose one of the pictures to view, a lamp for illuminating the exposed picture, a bell,a battery cell, and switch means for selectively energizing either the lamp or the bell from the cell.

31. A toy television telephone comprising a telephone structure, a picture holder movably mounted within and concealed by said telephone structure, means outside/the structure to move the picture holder to expose a picture, a lamp for illuminating the exposed picture, a bell, a battery cell, and a switch for selectively energizing either the lamp or the bell at will.

32. In a toyltelephone, a bell including a gong, a clapper, and means to rapidly vibrate the clapper against the gong to produce a continuous ringing sound like a telephone bell, and optionally usable means for dampening the gong of the bell during operation of the clapper in order to produce a continuous subdued buzzer sound.

33. In av toy telephone, an electrically operated bell including a gong, a clapper, and electrical means to rapidly vibrate the clapper against the gong to produce a continuou-s ringing sound like a telephone bell, a battery cell for energizing said bell, and optionally usable means for dampening the gong of the bell during operation of the clapper in order to produce a continuous subdued buzzer sound. y

34. A toy television telephone comprising a telephone structure, a picture holder movably 35. A toy television telephone comprising av simulated telephone structure, a simulated calling dial mounted thereon, a picture carrier movably mounted thereon and carrying a plurality of independent pictures of different persons likely to be called by a child on the telephone, and means so connecting the dial and the picture carrier that movement of the dial may be used to move the picture carrier and thereby select a desired picture.

36. A toy television telephone comprising a simulated telephone structure, a simulated calling dial mounted thereon, a picture Wheel mounted within and concealed by the telephone structure, said wheel carrying a plurality of independent pictures of different persons likely to be called by apchild on the telephone, means connecting. the dial and picture Wheel whereby movement o f the dial moves the picture wheel to 38. A toy television telephone comprising a.

simulated telephone structure, a simulated calling dial mounted thereon, a picture wheel mounted on the telephone structure, unidirectionally operative means connecting the dial and picture wheel whereby clockwise movement of the dial moves the picture wheel, resilient means to `restore the dial to initial position, resilient means tending to restore the picture wheel to initial position, and pawl `and detent means for holding the picture Wheel in position.

39. A toy television telephone comprising a simulated telephone structure, a simulated calling dial mounted thereon, a picture wheel mounted in and concealed by the telephone structure, means connecting the dial and picture wheel whereby movement of the dial moves the picture wheel, a sight window through which the pictures may be seen, resilient means tending to restore the dial to initial position, resilient means tending to restore the picture Wheel to initial position,

and pawl and detent means for holding the picture wheel in dialed'position, said last mentioned means being inoperative to hold the dial whereby the dial is immediately restored to initial position.

40. A toy television telephone comprising a telephone structure, a picture disc mounted on said telephone structure, means to move said picture disc to desired position, resilient means normally tending to restore the picture disc to initial position, pawl and detent means for holding they picture disc in position, and means releasing the pawl and thereby restoring the picture wheel to initial position.

41. A toy television telephone comprising a stationary telephone structure, an ear phone movable with respect to said structure and connected thereto by a flexible cord, a picture disc mounted on said telephone structure, means tomove said picture disc to desired position, resilient means normally tending to restore the picture disc to initial position, pawl and detent means for holding the picture disc in position, and means operative on hanging up the telephone for automatically releasing the pawl and thereby` restoring the picture wheel tc initial position.

42. A toy television telephone comprising a stationary telephone structure, a hand-set movable with respect to said structure and connected thereto by a flexible cord, a picture disc mounted Within and concealed by said telephone structure, means to move said picture disc to desired position, resilient 'means normally tending to restore the picture disc to initial position, pawl and detent means for holding the picture wheel in position, and means operative orf'restoring ythe handset to the stationary structure for automatically releasing the pawl and thereby restoring the picture Wheel to initial position.

43. A toy television telephone comprising a stationary telephone structure, a picture disc mounted within and concealed by said telephone structure, resilient means normally tending to res tore the picture disc to initial position, pawl and 'le niotir'e i i e pawl, anat to initial position, a an ng dial Yinomlted on the telephone oonneoting the olial and the nic #14. n. toy television telephone comprising a stationary telephone sttuctufe, an ear phone Inovable respect to said. structure and connected thereto by a iiexible. cord, a picture disc mounted on said telephone structure, resilient means normally tending to restore the picture dise to initiai position, paw?. and detent means for holding the ni we disc in position, means operative on hanging up the telephone -for automatically :releasing the paw! and thereby restoring the piotufe dist to initial position When the teephone is hun@ up, a simulated calling dial mounted on the structure, `resilient means for returnn, tine dial to initial position immediately ater num e3', unidireotionally operative means oonnoo dial the pietue disc.

A to?,7 television telephone comprising a 'sanary telephone stuotine, a handset mov-- a le with respect to said. stsuotnre and connected theiceto by a flexible conti, a piotuie diss mounted oonoeaiecl 'tot' said telephone structin'e, res 't meansy norma-f tending restore the picture tiiso to initial position, pawl and. de-

tion, means on the stftionaiy leasing the pat and ture disc to initial. po i. dial mounted on the silient means for feti and,

disc that the dial moves a sired position but the dial. initial position.

46. A toy television t 'lione oomprising a simulated telephone structure, a sim Jted Calif ing dial mounted thereon, picture wheel mountl ed Within and. concealed by the telephone strueture, said Wheel earying a plurality of inclepenclent pictures of different persons lV- ely to be called by a child on the telephone, ine s oonnecting the dial and pictoe Wheel who?" ment of the dial moties the niotuie wheel one of the pictul'ea a sight Wi dow through which the selected picture may be seen, resiient means tending to rest-ore the picture wheel to initial position, and manually ireleasable deteni'. means 25 for holding the piotuie Wheel in seleoteri posiu tion.

HAYE/[OND L'OHR, 

